Funeral home co-owner arrested for assaulting officers during Jan. 6 riot.

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Funeral home co-owner arrested for assaulting officers during Jan. 6 riot.
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Peter Moloney, co-owner of Moloney Family Funeral Homes, has been charged with assaulting law-enforcement officers and seven other crimes during the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Moloney allegedly sprayed insecticide at police officers and was part of a group that attacked an Associated Press photographer and news videographer. He was arrested on Wednesday and released on $100,000 bond. Moloney is charged with felony civil disorder, assaulting, resisting or impeding officers, assault by striking, and five misdemeanor charges. Moloney's colleague, who was with him during the riot, has not been charged with a crime.

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